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Within the institution of the family, functionalism affects the views of society as it identifies how the family contributes to the stability of society. When society looks at the function of the family, it often becomes the function of society to bolster those family functions that are not working.
These agents of socialization influence our orientations to life. Family places an important role, and as we become older we become part of a society where we can obtain opinions and ideas from someone other than a parent. The first and most important agent in socialization is the family. Families are those that, from birth, guide us as we become individuals and the union of family is what shows us the foundation of our civilization, our values, beliefs and religion.